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Mercy rule

From BR Bullpen

The mercy rule is a provision in the rules that terminates a game early if one of the two teams has taken a substantial lead, considered to be insurmountable, after a minimum number of innings have been played. The rule is designed to avoid humiliating losses and to prevent unduly extending games whose outcome is no longer in doubt. The mercy rule is often called the skunk rule in slang, particularly in youth baseball.